Space and aerospace

Build aircraft, operate space missions or provide aviation services

Set up your aviation business

• CAA Operating Licence
• Working and operating in the European aviation sector
• UK Emissions Trading Scheme for aviation: how to comply
• Aviation security for cargo

Civil aviation operations and safety

• UK Air Safety List
• Design Approved Organization Scheme (DAOS)
• JADTEU design approval certificate

Operate drones

• Check if you need an SIA licence to use a drone

Military aviation regulation

• MAA regulatory publications
• MAA manuals
• Manual of Military Airworthiness Recognition (MMAR)

Launch spacecraft from the UK

• Spaceflight from the UK
• Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
• Outer Space Act 1986 and Space Industry Act 2018: Third-party liabilities and insurance

Operate satellites

• Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
• Guidance on satellite licence fees

Export aerospace and defence products

• UK strategic export controls
• Export controls: military goods, software and technology
• Export controls: dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources
• Classifying drones and aircraft parts for import and export
• Transport sanctions: apply for a licence

Get funding for aerospace research

• Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) SME Programme
• Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Non-CO2 Programme
• Apply for funding: space-related R&D, innovation and education
• Find information on applying for grants from the UK Space Agency